May 26, 2012

Public fury mounts over Hizmet-Fenerbahçe controversy

Public outrage over allegations suggesting that the Hizmet movement is aiming to seize control of Turkish football team Fenerbahçe continues to snowball, with many sports figures slamming the allegations for being manipulative efforts to defame the movement.

Gülen movement, AK Party and the police might be potential targets for PKK, says analyst

Fatma Dişli Zıbak

In recent days the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has launched several deadly attacks in various provinces across Turkey and kidnapped 10 people in a southeastern province, signaling an end to its winter hibernation, when it retreats to its hideouts due to poor weather conditions that make it difficult to stage attacks. Once winter ends the PKK typically springs back into action and begins staging attacks against mostly security targets in the East and Southeast.